_APRIL 1 1947 - AUG 31 1953 - MINUTE BOOK I COUNCIL

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BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE THAT -1650.00, RIGHTS OF INAY WATER LINE BE AND THE SAME IS HEREBY APPROPRIATED FOR RIGHTS OF WAY FOR AN EIGHTEEN INCH • WATER LINE TO THE RAGGED MOUNTAINS RESERVOIR. ON MOTION BY %1R. WATSON, SECONDED BY MR. NASH, THE CITY ATTORNEY WAS REQUESTED A e0OKMOBILE WAS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED. 5TH ST. A MOTION BY MR. GLEASON, SECONDED BY MR. NIASH, THAT THE 5TH STREET PLAYGROUND PLAYGROUND BE NAMED THE "BENJAMIN E. TONSLER PLAYGROUND{ WAS UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED. ON MOTION BY MR. MASH, SECONDED BY NIR. GLEASON, THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION WAS TO ENTER CONDEMNATION PROCEEDINGS AGAINST THE A. ',"a. DUDLEY ESTATE FOR RIGHT OF WAY RIGHTS OF WAY ON HARMON AVENUE AND RIGHT OF WAY ON CARLTON AVENUE FOR STREET PURPOSES AS SHOWN ON FOR STREETS WHEREAS, THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE BY RESOLUTICN OF PLATS SUBMITTED BY THE ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT. STUDY OF THE TAX AND REVENUE ON MOTION BY MR. GLEASON, SECONDED BY MR. HASH, A CONTRACT BETWEEN THE CITY CONTRACT —' O TAX ENTER INTO NEGOTIATIONS -WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA FOR BOOKMOBILE LIERARY BOARD AND THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF ALBEMARLE COUNTY FOR THE OPERATION OF A e0OKMOBILE WAS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED. 5TH ST. A MOTION BY MR. GLEASON, SECONDED BY MR. NIASH, THAT THE 5TH STREET PLAYGROUND PLAYGROUND BE NAMED THE "BENJAMIN E. TONSLER PLAYGROUND{ WAS UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED. ON MOTION BY MR. MASH, SECONDED BY NIR. GLEASON, THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION WAS THE SERVICES OF PROFESSIONAL STAFF MEMBERS OF THE BUREAU OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRA— TION AND THE BUREAU OF POPULATION AND ECONOMIC RESEARCH FOR THE ORGANIZATION ACID DIRECTION OF THE SAID STUDY AND THE PREPARATION OF REPORTS AND RECOMMENDA— TIONS CONCERNING THE TAX AND REVENUE SYSTEM OF THE CITY, HAS SUBMITTED AN OUTLINE OF STUDIES TO BE UNDERTAKEN AND REPORTS TO BE PREPARED, HAS DEVELOPED A TIME—TABLE OF OPERATIONS ASSURING THE PROMPT AND ORDERLY COMPLETION OF SAID SURVEY, AND HAS PROPOSED A BUDGET OF EXPENSES CHARGEABLE TO THE CITY OF CHAR— LOTTESVILLE FOR STATISTICAL AND CLERICAL ASSISTANCE AND MIMEOGRAPHING OF REPORTS SATISFACTORY TO THE COUNCIL; NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA IS HEREBY REQUESTED TO MAKE AVAILABLE TO THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE THE SERVICES OF THE BUREAU OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AND THE BUREAU OF POPULATION AND ECONOMIC 0 RESERACH FOR THE PURPOSES OF CONDUCTING A COMPREHENSIVE STUDY OF THE ECONOMIC BASE OF THE TAX AND REVENUE SYSTEM OF THE SAID CITY, OF PROBABLE FUTURE FISCAL REQUIREMENTS, ANr OF EXISTING AND POTENTIAL REVENUE SOURCES AVAILABLE TO THE SAID MUNICIPALITY FOR SUPPLYING THE SERVICES NOW PROVIDED OR WHICH MAY BE REQUIRED BY THE CITIZENS THEREOF. ON MOTION BY MIR. WATSON, SECONDED BY tiR. GLEASON, THE MAYOR WAS AUTHORIZED TO H. P. CAMPBELL OFFER MR. H. P. CAMPBELL THE SUM OF '1C0.00 AS FULL SETTLEMENT FOR WATER DAMAGES TO WATER DAMAGES HIS PROPERTY AS RESULT OF A BROKEN MAIN IN OBSERVATORY AVENUE. RESIGNATION OF ROBERT TAYLCR — CITY PLA -NN 1 NG COMMISSION w APPOINTMENT OF -L. A. THOMPSON CITY PLANNING BOARD THE MAYOR ADVISED THE COUNCIL THAT MR. ROBERT E. TAYLOR HAD RESIGNED AS A MEMBER OF THE CITY PLANNING COMMISSION DUE TO HIS HAVING MOVED OUT OF THE CITY. A MOTION BY MR. WATSON, SECONDED BY MiR. GLEASON, THAT THIS RESIGNATION BE ACCEPTED WITH REGRET, AND THAT MR. TAYLOR BE THANKED FOR HIS SERVICE ON THIS BOARD, WAS UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED. THE MAYOR STATED THAT HE HAD APPOINTED MR. LORIN A. THOMPSON AS A MEMBER OF THE CITY PLANNING COMMISSION TO FILL THE UNEXPIRED TERM OF MR. ROBERT E. TAYLOR. ON MOTION BY ('ti%IR. HASH, SECONDED BY 11R. GLEASON, THIS APPOINTMENT WAS UNANIMOUSLY RAT I F 1 ED. UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED: • WHEREAS, THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE BY RESOLUTICN OF JUNE 21, 1948 ORDERED THAT A COMPREHENSIVE STUDY OF THE TAX AND REVENUE SYSTEM OF THE SAID MUNICIPALITY BE MADE, AND INSTRUCTED THE CITY MANAGER TO O TAX ENTER INTO NEGOTIATIONS -WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA FOR ASSISTANCE IN L1 SURVEY THE ORGANIZATION AND CONDUCT OF SAID STUDY; AND WHEREAS, THE CITY MANAGER HAS REPORTED THE WILLINGNESS OF THE AUTHORITIES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA TO MAKE AVAILAPLE TO THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE THE SERVICES OF PROFESSIONAL STAFF MEMBERS OF THE BUREAU OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRA— TION AND THE BUREAU OF POPULATION AND ECONOMIC RESEARCH FOR THE ORGANIZATION ACID DIRECTION OF THE SAID STUDY AND THE PREPARATION OF REPORTS AND RECOMMENDA— TIONS CONCERNING THE TAX AND REVENUE SYSTEM OF THE CITY, HAS SUBMITTED AN OUTLINE OF STUDIES TO BE UNDERTAKEN AND REPORTS TO BE PREPARED, HAS DEVELOPED A TIME—TABLE OF OPERATIONS ASSURING THE PROMPT AND ORDERLY COMPLETION OF SAID SURVEY, AND HAS PROPOSED A BUDGET OF EXPENSES CHARGEABLE TO THE CITY OF CHAR— LOTTESVILLE FOR STATISTICAL AND CLERICAL ASSISTANCE AND MIMEOGRAPHING OF REPORTS SATISFACTORY TO THE COUNCIL; NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA IS HEREBY REQUESTED TO MAKE AVAILABLE TO THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE THE SERVICES OF THE BUREAU OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AND THE BUREAU OF POPULATION AND ECONOMIC 0 RESERACH FOR THE PURPOSES OF CONDUCTING A COMPREHENSIVE STUDY OF THE ECONOMIC BASE OF THE TAX AND REVENUE SYSTEM OF THE SAID CITY, OF PROBABLE FUTURE FISCAL REQUIREMENTS, ANr OF EXISTING AND POTENTIAL REVENUE SOURCES AVAILABLE TO THE SAID MUNICIPALITY FOR SUPPLYING THE SERVICES NOW PROVIDED OR WHICH MAY BE REQUIRED BY THE CITIZENS THEREOF. ON MOTION BY MIR. WATSON, SECONDED BY tiR. GLEASON, THE MAYOR WAS AUTHORIZED TO H. P. CAMPBELL OFFER MR. H. P. CAMPBELL THE SUM OF '1C0.00 AS FULL SETTLEMENT FOR WATER DAMAGES TO WATER DAMAGES HIS PROPERTY AS RESULT OF A BROKEN MAIN IN OBSERVATORY AVENUE. RESIGNATION OF ROBERT TAYLCR — CITY PLA -NN 1 NG COMMISSION w APPOINTMENT OF -L. A. THOMPSON CITY PLANNING BOARD THE MAYOR ADVISED THE COUNCIL THAT MR. ROBERT E. TAYLOR HAD RESIGNED AS A MEMBER OF THE CITY PLANNING COMMISSION DUE TO HIS HAVING MOVED OUT OF THE CITY. A MOTION BY MR. WATSON, SECONDED BY MiR. GLEASON, THAT THIS RESIGNATION BE ACCEPTED WITH REGRET, AND THAT MR. TAYLOR BE THANKED FOR HIS SERVICE ON THIS BOARD, WAS UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED. THE MAYOR STATED THAT HE HAD APPOINTED MR. LORIN A. THOMPSON AS A MEMBER OF THE CITY PLANNING COMMISSION TO FILL THE UNEXPIRED TERM OF MR. ROBERT E. TAYLOR. ON MOTION BY ('ti%IR. HASH, SECONDED BY 11R. GLEASON, THIS APPOINTMENT WAS UNANIMOUSLY RAT I F 1 ED.